I told him your whole story from aleph to Taw, down to every detail; and he listened attentively to it all, although the anteroom was crowded with people waiting.
"Stories and Pictures"
Isaac Loeb Peretz
Come, aleph, Beth; dost thou forget?
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The pupils on the bench shouted their way from aleph to tav, cheered and prompted by the growl of the rebbe; while the children in the corridor waiting their turn played "puss in the corner" and other noisy games.
"The Promised Land"
Mary Antin